A bicyclist struck by an SUV Tuesday morning on Weston Road near Weston Canal Road later died from her injuries.Google Maps

Judith Schrope, of the Somerset section of Franklin Township, died at about 3:30 p.m. at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick as a result of the injuries sustained in the collision earlier Tuesday morning, Rizzo said. Schrope was 71.

At about 9:36 a.m. Tuesday, Schrope was riding a bicycle westbound on Weston Road near Weston Canal Road when a 2001 Chevy Tahoe driven by Barbara Mulford-Dera, 63, of Belle Mead, also traveling west on Weston Road, collided with the bicycle, Rizzo said.

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Schrope, who was not wearing a bicycle helmet at the time of the crash, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a few hours later, Rizzo said.

Mulford-Dera was uninjured in the crash, Rizzo said.

Weston Road was closed between Weston Canal Road and Mettlers Road for about two hours during the investigation, Rizzo said.

The circumstances surrounding the crash are still under investigation by the Franklin Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team, Rizzo said.

Anyone with information regarding this crash can contact Patrolman Jose Jamie of the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533, ext. 3143 or the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office TIPS line at 888-577-TIPS (8477), Rizzo said.